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forward, bringing their torsos together, and she kissed him. “Except kissing you. I could never eat another bite of chocolate, but I think I’d die without your kisses.”
    “Now that’s some high praise. You make me think you mean it.”
    “I do. Truly. I’ve never meant anything the way I mean this.”
    He grabbed her hips and pulled them into direct contact with his. Groaning, he pulled her head down for another kiss, his tongue making quick work of her mouth.
    She moved her hands to the hem of his T-shirt, and moved them up under it, rubbing her hands over his bare chest. She wanted nothing more than she wanted to strip him and explore his body, but she wasn’t sure if she was ready to do anything beyond that, so she said nothing.
    He caught the hem of his shirt with his hands and pulled it over his head, releasing her lips just long enough to get it off and onto the floor.
    Valerie was thrilled to have his entire bare torso to explore with her finger tips, and she tore her lips from his, kissing a path down his shoulder.
    Jesse leaned his head back on the couch and held her lightly by the hips, not making any moves to frighten her, but enjoying her touch. “You make me feel so powerless.”
    She touched her tongue to his bare shoulder, tasting the saltiness of his skin. “Powerless?”
    He nodded. “Every time you touch me, my legs go weak. I want you with everything inside of me, and I love every second of it.”
    She smiled at that. “You’ve got an amazing body.” He wasn’t nearly as tall as Curtis, but his body was pure muscle. She loved to touch him. “I like how you taste.” She touched her tongue to him again, swirling it around against his skin.
    “You’re killing me, Val. I want to drag you off to bed and make love to you until neither of us can ever move again.”
    She froze at his words, sitting up straight on his lap. “I—I’m not ready for that.”
    “I know you’re not.” He groaned, pushing her off his lap and onto the couch beside him. “That which doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. I’ve heard that somewhere.”
    She nodded. “My mom used to tell me that all the time.”
    “I’m going to be stronger than Superman by the time this weekend is over.”
    “I guess we’ll fly back under your own power instead of using a plane? What time will we get back?”
    He grinned. “We need to be at the airport by two. We land around nine. I hate that we’re losing time when we get home.”
    She rubbed the back of her neck. “Are you going to hate me if I’m still Valerie the Virgin when we get home?”
    “Not at all. I’d rather no one knew you were still a virgin, of course, but with your history, I can understand your hesitation.”
    “It doesn’t bother you?”
    Jesse grinned ruefully. “Does it bother me that my wife is too afraid of sex for me to make love to her? Sure, it bothers me. But I’ll take it as slow as you need me to take it. I understand that you haven’t been treated as you should have been.”
    “We have a kissing scene to film on Monday morning. We’re going to be steaming up the cameras this time.”
    He shook his head. “That will thrill everyone, but I’m not sure they’ll notice a difference. I’m sure the producers are worried that we’re going to lose some of the magic that’s between us when our sexual tension is appeased.”
    “Do you think we will?”
    He shook his head. “No, because I don’t think I could ever get enough of you. You’re something else, Valerie Dobson.”
    “It’s not Dobson anymore. It’s Valerie Savoy now, remember?”
    He grinned at that. “You’re not really going to change your name, are you?”
    “I don’t think you have any idea how old-fashioned I really am. I believe that women take their husbands’ names when they marry. I believe in children being raised by their parents, not by nannies. Yes, I’m changing my name. I want your last name on the credits beside my first name.”
    He smiled. “I